System and Method of Providing Data Subscription Services for Searchable Data Sources
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of offering data brokering services to clients, comprising:
- providing a data brokering platform;
linking a plurality of data sources to the data brokering platform; and
providing a data portal to the data brokering platform for the client to search and retrieve data provided by the data sources.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method involves offering data brokering services to clients. The client may be members of a supply chain needing to analyze statistical models. A data brokering platform is linked to a plurality of data sources. The data provided by the data sources is selected from demographic data, advertising data, product data, weather data, pricing data, sales data, shipping data, inventory data, and web spiders. A data portal interfaces with the data brokering platform for the client to search and retrieve data provided by the data sources. The data brokering services offers subscription management services, subscription management services, data distribution services, data rights services, and an adaptor for harmonizing data from multiple data sources. The data brokering platform is operated by a third-party service provider which offers models that utilize the data from the data brokering platform.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of offering data brokering services to clients, comprising:
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providing a data brokering platform; linking a plurality of data sources to the data brokering platform; and providing a data portal to the data brokering platform for the client to search and retrieve data provided by the data sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of offering data subscription services, comprising:
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providing subscription data from a plurality of data sources; providing a data portal for a client to search and retrieve the subscription data provided by the data sources; and formatting the subscription data for use by the client. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied in the computer program product, comprising:
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computer readable program code which provides for subscription data from a plurality of data sources; computer readable program code which provides a data portal for a client to search and retrieve the subscription data provided by the data sources; and computer readable program code which formats the subscription data for use by the client. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system for facilitating communication between members of a supply chain, comprising:
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means for providing subscription data from a plurality of data sources; means for providing a data portal for a client to search and retrieve the subscription data provided by the data sources; and means for formatting the subscription data for use by the client. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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